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The studio bar: Outputs, Workspace and the other menus

The browser studio bar explained: Outputs sends Program to a second screen, Workspace rearranges the studio for a laptop or chat, and what the other buttons hold.

Updated November 5, 2026 · 5 min read

The browser studio has one bar along the bottom of the screen. On the left (on the right in Hebrew) are the camera and microphone switches and six topic buttons: Add input, Graphics, Audio, Layout, Outputs and Workspace. In the middle are Go live and Record, always visible, with their state in words and a timer. At the far end is a small status zone with the load of the tab, frames per second and the network. Each topic button opens its own small window above the bar. Outputs is the one for a second monitor, and Workspace is the one for a tidier screen on a laptop; both are covered in detail below, after a short look at all six.

The six buttons at a glance

To open the studio: Live stream, then Browser Studio. Every window closes with its X, by clicking the same button again, or with Esc. Esc never changes what is on air.

Outputs: Program on a second screen, and where the stream goes

The Outputs window has three actions.

• Floating window. Opens Program, the picture your viewers get, in a separate browser window. Drag that window to a second monitor, a TV or a projector and click Fullscreen inside it. It is a clean picture with no buttons on it, for a confidence monitor in front of the presenter or a screen in the hall. If nothing opens, the browser blocked the pop-up: allow pop-ups for streamlivepro.io and try again.
• Detect screens. Asks the browser for the list of screens connected to the computer, so you can pick one. Chrome asks your permission to manage windows the first time. If the browser cannot list screens, the studio says so and offers the floating window or fullscreen instead.
• Destinations. Jumps to the list of channels this broadcast goes to: YouTube, a Facebook Page, Instagram and the rest. Networks themselves are connected in Connections; see Connecting your channels — YouTube, Facebook and the rest.

The floating window shows what the studio draws, so keep the studio tab open while it runs. Closing the floating window does not affect the broadcast.

Workspace: arrange the studio for the job

A workspace is a saved arrangement of the studio screen. It holds four things: where the side panel sits (right, left or hidden), the size of the input tiles (small, medium, large), which panel tab is open, and whether three cards are shown: the stream details, the destinations line and the encoder card.

Ready workspaces:

Steps

1. Open the studio. Go to Live stream and choose Browser Studio. The bar appears at the bottom of the screen.
2. Open Workspace. Click Workspace on the bar. The window shows the workspace you are in now, under "Now".
3. Pick a ready one. Click a workspace under Ready. The screen changes at once and a short note names the workspace.
4. Adjust it. Under Arrangement change the side panel, the tile size or the three check boxes. The workspace remembers your changes and is marked as changed.
5. Save your own. Type a name in the box at the bottom and click Save as new. It appears under Yours.
6. Go back. Reset workspace returns the current workspace to how it was saved. To delete one of yours, click its X and confirm.
7. Send Program to a second screen. Click Outputs, then Floating window, drag the new window to the other screen and click Fullscreen.

Workspaces are saved in this browser on this computer. On another computer, or in another browser, you start from the ready ones again.

The status zone

At the end of the bar, after a thin divider, the studio shows CPU (how busy this browser tab is), fps (how often the studio draws the picture) and the network. Click it for System health, which explains each number: tab load above 80% means close other tabs or lower the quality, 50 to 60 frames per second is normal, and the network line shows what the browser reports about your connection. When there is a broadcast, the stream quality is listed too. These numbers are measured in your browser only. If the picture stutters for viewers, see My live stream drops frames or keeps buffering.

On a phone or tablet

On a computer or tablet the bar stays at the bottom while the page scrolls. On a phone the bar sits in the page, the phone keeps its own live bar, and the windows open as sheets from the bottom of the screen.

What can go wrong

Related: Preview, Program, Take and Cut explained, Keyboard shortcuts in the browser studio, How to live stream with several cameras.

Frequently asked questions

Can I show Program on a second monitor?

Yes. Click Outputs, then Floating window. A clean window with Program opens. Drag it to the second monitor and click Fullscreen in it.

Does the floating window go to my viewers?

No. It is only a monitor for you or the room. What viewers get is decided by the destinations of the broadcast.

Are workspaces saved in my account?

No. They are saved in the browser on the computer where you made them. Another computer starts with the ready workspaces.

Which workspace is best for a laptop?

Compact (laptop). It uses small tiles and hides the stream details, the destinations line and the encoder card, so the monitors get more room.

Does changing the workspace affect the broadcast?

No. A workspace only changes how the studio screen is arranged. Program, the sound and the destinations stay as they are.

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